Christie officials declined to discuss the details of the announcement.

It comes as the governor and legislative leaders have been meeting behind closed doors to hash out a deal on the state's budget before the month's end.

NJ Advance Media learned earlier Christie is brokering a deal with legislative leaders that would allow Democrats to inject an extra $125 million into state education funding in exchange for crafting legislation that would allow the governor to tap $300 million from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey's reserves to expand access to addiction treatment, according to four legislative sources.